Picassomania / Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Profil de Jacqueline 5.3cm (2 1/16in). diameter (Conceived in 1956 and executed in gold by François & Pierre Hugo in a numbered edition of 20 plus two exemplaires d'artiste and two exemplaires d'auteur.)
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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
dated in reverse '22 1 56' (lower left); stamped with the artist's signature, the François and Pierre Hugo reference number and numbered 'Picasso 1412 15/20' and stamped with the goldsmith's mark and the French assay mark for gold (on the reverse)
gold repoussé medallion with wooden presentation box
5.3cm (2 1/16in). diameter
Conceived in 1956 and executed in gold by François & Pierre Hugo in a numbered edition of 20 plus two exemplaires d'artiste and two exemplaires d'auteur.
Footnotes
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Ateliers Hugo.
Provenance
Atelier François & Pierre Hugo, France.
Thence by descent to the present owner.
Literature
G. Bloch, Pablo Picasso: Catalogue de l'oeuvre gravé céramique, 1949-1971, Vol. III, Bern, 1972 (white earthenware version illustrated).
D. Cooper, F. & P. Hugo, Picasso: 19 plats en argent, Paris, 1977 (silver version illustrated).
A. Ramié, Picasso, Catalogue of the Edited Ceramic Works, 1947-1971, Madoura, 1988, nos. 308 & 309 (red and white earthenware versions illustrated p. 158).
P. Hugo & C. Siaud, Bijoux d'artistes: Hommage à François Hugo, Aix-en-Provence, 2001 (another version illustrated p. 153).